On Tuesday we got back to Bangkok from Pattaya pretty late (after 11) only to wake up really early (4am) on Wednesday and head west out of a predawn Bangkok. Read more

On Tuesday we left Sam’s mother’s house to visit a temple and donate some food to the monks and receive a prayer for her father (Sam’s father passed from cancer Read more

On Monday we hung around the hotel till about 2pm.  We went to the pool, came back and ordered room service (the fried fish sandwich this time) and then hung Read more

On Sunday we woke up early so we could catch another two-rows to Bang Bao Pier where a large boat (after the usual 45 minute delay for late tourists) took Read more

Each morning at our resort a breakfast was served, and each successive morning the self-serve part of the menu got smaller and smaller.  On Saturday breakfast had an omelet bar, Read more

The morning after Jay’s wedding, Jay arranged a minibus driver to take us to Sam’s hometown of Trat in the eastern part of Thailand by the sea.  After a three Read more

The real reason Sam and I came to Thailand this time was to attend the wedding of one of her closest friends.  This is the same friend that let us Read more

On Monday and Tuesday Sam was preparing for the wedding.  That meant a lot of tagging along (and then staying home) for me.  On Monday Sam got her dress fitted Read more

While in Bangkok on this trip Sam and I had the privilege of staying in her friend Jay’s brand new luxury condo in the heart of the city.  Jay is Read more

I am physically incapable of sleeping on an aircraft.  This is now confirmed as fact. After a midnight flight out of LAX and 12 hours in the air over the Read more